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Patent GB-2267339-A (GB)
Title: Electric baking and roasting oven
Inventor: TUREK RICHARD
IPC: F24C15/16
Filed: 1993-05-24
Abstract: An electric baking and roasting oven has a cooking chamber (2) which can be closed by a door (5) and is divided into two separate cooking chamber areas (9, 10) by a plate (8). The plate (8) can be inserted in the cooking chamber, can be connected to a power supply and is provided with a heating element (11) for underheating the upper cooking chamber area (9), the latter being provided at the top with a heating element (7) for over-heating. In order to increase the service value or usefulness of this baking and roasting oven, another heating element (12), which serves as an over-heater for the lower cooking chamber area (10), is incorporated in the cooking chamber dividing plate (8), and the lower cooking chamber area (10) is provided with an under-heating heating element (6). The heating of the lower cooking chamber area (10) is thermally controllable substantially independently of that of the upper cooking chamber area (9). Insulation (13) may be provided with a reflecting surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-931453-A (GB)
Abstract: 931,453. Keyboard switches. BUCHUNGSMASCHINENWERK KARL-MARX-STADT VEB. May 27, 1960, No. 18815/60. Class 38 (5). [Also in Group XIX] A calculating or accounting machine has a data store in the form of a matrix switch comprising contact strips arranged to form a rectangular lattice and having on one side a conducting electrical layer, contact spring pins adjustable by the setting members of the machine being provided in the cells of the lattice. As described, contact strips 1a 1b are provided on one side with a conductive layer 2, the strips being arranged to form a rectangular lattice as shown in Fig. 4. The conductive layer on the strips la covers the whole of one side of the strips, apart from a small area round the slots which are provided for the strips 1b, whereas on the strips 1b, the conducting layer is extended across only a small portion of the width of the strip. Each cell of the lattice is provided with a contact pin 4, Fig. 5, having contact springs 5 adapted to contact the walls of the cell. The matrix switch is bound together by insulating and cover plates 7, 8, and by lateral bars (not shown). Assuming that the racks 15, Fig. 1, of the machine have been set in accordance with an entered number, this number is stored by raising the matrix array as shown by the upper arrow, Fig. 1, projections 16 on the racks 15 causing the appropriate pins 4 to be displaced in their cells so as to connect electrically the conducting areas on the strips 1a, 1b which form two of the walls of the pin's cell. Any displaced pins are maintained displaced by grooves (not shown) in the strips 1b. The store is cleared by raising a plate 14 to restore the pins 4 which have been displaced.
Patent GB-2270469-A (GB)
Title: Pesticidal 1,2,4-triazine derivatives
Inventor: FLUECKIGER CLAUDE
IPC: A01N25/14
Filed: 1993-09-06
Abstract: Compounds of the formula   <IMAGE> in free form or in agrochemically acceptable salt form, are used to control specific insects of the order Homoptera and to protect plant propagation material against attack by pests. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272935-A (GB)
Title: Door construction
Inventor: BROOK CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
IPC: E06B3/30
Filed: 1993-11-24
Abstract: The door construction, which includes four extrusions 10 (e.g. of uPVC or aluminium) so interconnected as to form a sash, has an infill panel 11 mounted within the confines of the sash. The panel is clad by sheets of material 14 (e.g. plastics material) applied to its opposite planar surfaces one of which is to be the outside (weather) surface of the panel. A strip 13 of the same material is applied over one surface of each extrusion in order to become the outside (weather) surface 15 thereof and that strip is wide enough for part of it to be applied to part of the outside (weather) surface of the panel. Instead of four strips being applied separately, a one-piece member or "frame" may be used. The strips, or the alternative one-piece member, may be used with/without beads, and will maintain the panel in position and the squareness of the door. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275382-A (GB)
Title: Power saving in differential amplifier using switched emitter follower stage
Inventor: LAWS PETER GRAHAM
IPC: H03F3/45
Filed: 1994-01-12
Abstract: A differential amplifier has a pair of emitter follower outputs Q7, Q8. Power saving is obtained by switching the pull-down currents so that the emitter followers have to provide current to drive the load only in the on direction. The preceding stage is a cascade stage, the switching signals for switching the pull-down currents being derived from the emitter circuits of the cascade stage output transistors Q3, Q4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2286690-A (GB)
Title: Photosensitive emulsion containing polymeric thioether
Inventor: MAGEE PAUL MARY
IPC: G03C7/413
Filed: 1994-02-17
Abstract: A photosensitive colour-forming emulsion layer comprising an amount of polymeric thioether (e.g. 0-1-5g/silver mole) so as to permit improved developments (e.g. less fogging and greater contrast) of the emulsion layer in a photographic element using a reduced concentration of developing agent. The thioether may have the formula:   <IMAGE>      and is preferably is polyethiodiethylene glutarate. The concentration of developing agent may be reduced by up to 75%.
Patent GB-2287830-A (GB)
Title: Rotary stepping switch
Inventor: WONG BUN
IPC: H01H17/22
Filed: 1994-03-16
Abstract: A rotary stepping switch (10) comprises a casing (11), a rotor (23) supported within the casing (11) for rotation about an axis, a plurality of stationary switch contacts (20) located within the casing (11) around the rotor (23), a movable switch contact (22) carried on the rotor (23), a driving member (30) supported for angular movement within the casing (11) about the axis for rotating in a driving direction (Y) the rotor (23) to move the movable switch contact (22) into or out of electrical contact with one or more of the stationary switch contacts (20) and a one way clutch (28, 32) between the driving member (30) and the rotor (23) for imparting a stepwise drive from the driving member (30) to the rotor (23). The casing (11) is formed by first and second parts (12 and 13) which are secured together through a snap-fitting action between A hooked lug (9) and aperture (8). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2288421-A (GB)
Title: Rows of windows
Inventor: REVILLA ANTONIO
IPC: E06B1/36
Filed: 1994-03-16
Abstract: A window system for use in the installation of two or more rows of windows, each row comprising at least two adjacent windows (12), comprises at least one mullion (10) of a height sufficient for the number of rows of windows to be installed, means (30) for securing the windows (12) or window frames (12c) to the mullion at the desired heights thereby forming rows of windows, each row comprising adjacent windows separated and supported by at least one mullion (10). Figs. 4, 5, and 6 illustrate joint means which are capable of limited compression under load provided between windows in adjacent rows. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278283-A (GB)
Title: Dental floss
Inventor: CURTIS JOHN PIERRE
IPC: A61Q11/00
Filed: 1994-05-10
Abstract: A dental floss comprises a plurality of polytetrafluoroethylene filaments and non-polytetrafluoroethylene filaments. The PTFE filaments provide a lubricity for the floss to enter more spaces between the teeth and the non-PTFE filaments improve the ease of gripping the floss during use.
Patent GB-2290956-A (GB)
Title: Clothes dryer
Inventor: TSAI SHANG-LU
IPC: D06F57/04
Filed: 1994-07-05
Abstract: A hanging device for drying clothes including a base (100), a main rod (80) vertically arranged on the base, a plurality of tubular members (36) fixedly mounted on the main rod, a plurality of gears (3) each fixedly connected with one of the tubular members (36), a plurality of sleeves (11) each connected with one of the tubular members (36), and having an upper flange (1) a plurality of cables (2) having an end connected with the upper flange of the sleeves (11), a hexagonal frame (8) connected with another end of the cables, a plurality of supporting rods (7) pivotally connected with the gear (3), and a plurality of connectors (5) each connected with a side of the hexagonal frame and one of the supporting rods. The tubes may telescope into one another, making the whole assembly collapsible. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-944125-A (GB)
IPC: C09D5/23
Abstract: 944,125. Photographic films. KODAK Ltd. March 7, 1960 [March 6, 1959], No. 8072/60. Heading G2C. [Also in Division B2] A photographic film is produced by forming on one side of a polyester or polycarbonate film a layer of an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer of vinylidene chloride, thereafter orientating and crystallising the polyester film and subsequently forming over the copolymer layer after drying a layer of an aqueous solution of an ammonium salt of a copolymer of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and an acrylic acid ester or methacrylic acid ester and volatilising ammonia and water from the layer to form a substantially dry layer, and coating the other side of the film with a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer. The polyester may be polyethylene terephthalate. The vinylidene chloride copolymer may be a terpolymer of vinylidene chloride, methyl acrylate,n-butyl acrylate or acrylonitrile, and itaconic acid; or vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile and acrylic acid; in the ratio by weight of 83 : 15 : 2; or a copolymer of vinylidene chloride and acrylonitrile or n-butyl acrylate in the ratio by weight of 85 : 15. The ammonium salt may be that of a copolymer of a lower alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, in which the alkyl group contains from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and methacrylic acid. The aqueous solution may contain from 90 to 98% by weight of water and may also contain a spreading agent, a pigment, an antihalation dye or an antistatic agent. The antistatic agent may be carbon black, the particles of which are not greater than 30 millimicrons in size. The aqueous solution may contain from 1 to 5% by weight of the copolymer and from 1/3 to 1/4 of the weight of copolymer of 28% by weight ammonia solution. There may be coated on the vinylidene chloride copolymer layer an antihalation composition comprising ethyl cellulose phthalate which has been ground up with finely divided carbon, a methyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer which has also been ground up with finely divided carbon, ammonium hydroxide and at least 15% of water, and the coating then dried to remove substantially all the water and ammonia. The ratio by weight of ethyl cellulose phthalate with ground up carbon to copolymer with ground up carbon is 1 : 1. The ground up carbon may constitute 30% by weight of the ethyl cellulose phthalate mixture. Examples of spreading agents,pigments and antihalation dyes are given.
Patent GB-2289124-A (GB)
Title: Estimating outdoor temperature in air conditioner
Inventor: ISSHIKI MASAO
IPC: F24F11/00
Filed: 1995-04-07
Abstract: Air conditioner apparatus includes a refrigerating circuit having a variable capacity compressor 1, an indoor heat exchanger 5, an expansion device 4, and an outdoor heat exchanger 3. A variable speed outdoor fan 6 circulates outside air through the outdoor heat exchanger. The temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger is detected by detector 11. The outside air temperature is estimated from the detected outdoor heat exchanger temperature, the capacity of the variable capacity compressor and the speed of the variable speed outdoor fan, and is used to control the compressor and/or the fan. The apparatus can be used for heating or cooling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2287231-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle control system with infra-red or cable link
Inventor: PAGE BRIAN FREDERICK
IPC: B60Q1/00
Filed: 1991-11-27
Abstract: A steering and electrical control device, especially for physically disabled drivers, may have an electrical switch-pad 18 which is mounted on the steering wheel, fig. 1, or a sender unit 50 with a single push button 58, fig. 6, which controls several functions, the desired one being selected according to the length of time during which the button is depressed. Electrical signals are transmitted to the switching unit 54 either directly by cable 56 or, if the switch unit is mounted on the steering wheel, by infra-red to a receiver 52 and thence to the switching unit 54. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2291153-A (GB)
Title: Adaptor for connecting polymeric pipe to pipe fittings
Inventor: CHELCHOWSKI DAVID
IPC: F16L19/08
Filed: 1995-07-10
Abstract: An adaptor 17 for the connection of a polymeric pipe 10 to a filling 13 comprises a double-ended hollow spigot 28 with one end 27 having an outer diameter which is appropriate for a standard fitting 13 and the other end 35 having radially projecting barbs 36 of diameter to engage the inner surface of a pipe 10 with an interfering fit. The fitting 13 includes a fitting nut 23, threadedly engaged with the fitting body, a deformable gripping member 14 with internal barbs 17 which engage the outside of the pipe 10 and also presses the pipe 10 over the external barbs 36 of the inserted spigot 28, and an elastomeric seal 38 which seals against the other end 35 of the spigot 28. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2305598-A (GB)
Title: Food processor
Inventor: NICHOLSON MARTIN JOHN
IPC: A47J43/07
Filed: 1995-09-19
Abstract: In a food processor, a removable food processing container is mounted on a base section 3 and has a lid 5. A spindle 11 has a plate 12 with a notch 14 into which a projection 13 on the lid 5 engages when the lid is turned to lock it onto the container. The base section 3 contains coupling means comprising a driver gear 21 driven by an electric motor (not shown) and an output gear 19 to drive a rotatable output shaft 20 upon which a food processing tool (not shown) can be removably mounted. An idler gear 18 is engageable with the gears 19,21 simultaneously and is rotatably mounted on a pivotal arm 16. Interengagement of the projection 13 and notch 14 turns the spindle 11 which pivots arm 16 and engages the idler gear 18 with gears 19,21 to enable drive to be transmitted from the motor to the shaft 20.
Patent GB-2305658-A (GB)
Title: Device for gripping container while removing lid
Inventor: MODEL MICHAEL ANTHONY
IPC: B25B1/20
Filed: 1995-09-28
Abstract: A device for gripping a container comprises a rectangular or similarly shaped body 1 which has holes (2, figure 1) for fixing it to a wall and a rubberised strap fixed to one end of the body, the strap passing through a guide bar 4 at the same end of the body and a clip 5 at the other end of the body. The container is placed in a loop of the strap formed between the fixing point and the guide bar 4 and by turning the container anticlockwise, as while unscrewing a lid, the container will be brought into contact with the body and gripped by the strap.
Patent GB-2296171-A (GB)
Title: Receiving apparatus
Inventor: MOMIKI SHUNICHI
IPC: H04N7/167
Filed: 1993-10-14
Abstract: A receiving apparatus has a decoder 106 coupled to a tuner 105 for receiving a scrambled broadcasting program signal from a receiving broadcasting wave. The decoder is used for descrambling the scrambled broadcasting program signal by a scramble decode data supplied from a charging center 104 and for outputting it to a display device 103. A decoder controller 108 is also provided for supplying the scramble decode data supplied from the charging center to the decoder. Preferably, the scramble decode data is supplied from a data communication device 107 connected with a communication line. The scrambled decode data may be supplied from a storing medium such as an IC card. The received scrambled broadcast signal may be descrambled at the decoder before being recorded and played by a recorder player. Alternatively, the received signal may be recorded as such and then played back and descrambled by a follow-up decoder before viewing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-953455-A (GB)
Abstract: 953,455. Magnetic recording &c. heads; adjusting; tone control. MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO. April 13, 1960, No. 13213/60. Heading G5R. A playback head 13, pivoted at 16, is adjusted in azimuth by manually-operable cam-means 14, 20 with reference to indicator means (not described in detail) to provide, either (a) exact alignment with the previouslyrecorded track, as adjudged by maximal high-frequency response in the associated sound reproducing means; or (b) tone-control of the "top-cut" variety by deviation of the head a desired amount from the adjustment (a) above with or without coupling of the movement to electronic tone-control means.
Patent GB-2297687-A (GB)
Title: Frame structure of seat
Inventor: KURAGANO KENTAROU
IPC: B60N2/68
Filed: 1996-02-06
Abstract: A back-rest frame structure for a vehicular seat comprises a generally U-shaped frame 11 which includes an upper frame section 12 being formed generally channel-shaped in section having an upper end wall portion 12a with through-holes 15 in which holders (not shown) for head rest stays are to be supported. Side frame sections 13 are integrally connected respectively to the opposite end portions of the upper frame section 12. The generally U-shaped frame 11 is produced from a metal sheet as a one-piece structure. A support bracket 21 is fixed to the upper frame section 12 to support the holders for the head rest stays. The bracket 21 includes a support section 23 for supporting the holders, located opposite to the upper end wall portion 12a of the upper frame section 12. The support section 23 has through-holes 23a respectively facing the through-holes 15 so as to respectively receive the holders.
Patent GB-2312118-A (GB)
Title: Dual standard video signal processor
Inventor: LUDGATE MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: H04N5/45
Filed: 1996-04-11
Abstract: A video signal processor interpolating lines in a vertical filter 24 in dependence on whether the lines are of a 625 line frame or a 525 line frame. The interpolated lines are filtered in a horizontal filter 26. The resultant lines are vertically and horizontally decimated by controlling the writing of the lines into a FIFO 28. A reduced size image is produced which has the same number of lines and pixels per line for both 525 and 625 line frames. The reduced size image is data compressed in a JPEG codec 50. The compression factor for a 525/60 signal is 6/5 of that for a 625/50 signal so the data rate per unit time is the same for both signals.
Patent GB-2300480-A (GB)
Title: Detecting and separating coloured and metallic foreign matter from fibre material
Inventor: SCHLICHTER STEFAN
IPC: B07C5/344
Filed: 1996-05-03
Abstract: An arrangement in a spinning preparation installation for detecting and separating coloured and metallic foreign matter from pneumatically transported fibre material. A transport duct 9 has oppositely mounted optical sensor means 16', 16", e.g. cameras, viewing the illuminated duct through transparent sections 13', 13" provided for detecting the colour of the foreign matter, and downstream thereof there is arranged a separating means 24 comprising either piston operated flaps or air jets for separating the foreign matter by directing it into a collector. A metal detector may also be located upstream of the optical sensors (Figure 13). The optical sensor means is connected to the separating means by way of an evaluating device and a control device 27 which times the passage of the foreign matter so as to determine its speed and the correct time at which to operate the separation means.
Patent GB-2301941-A (GB)
Title: Luminous pushbutton for intercom and video-intercom systems
Inventor: SANTINI ERNESTO
IPC: H01H13/06
Filed: 1996-05-24
Abstract: A luminous pushbutton for intercom and video-intercom systems comprises a button 2 of transparent plastics material and metal shell 1 covering the outer surface of the button 2 and having aperture 3 from which light emerges. The light is emitted by a light source contained in a container 8 for the electrical contacts of the pushbutton and is conducted towards the aperture 3 of the button 2 by a diffuser element 7 housed in a cavity 15 in the button 2. The light transmitted through the button aperture 3 also illuminates a name plate (20, Fig 1) positioned alongside the button 2.
Patent GB-2302411-A (GB)
Title: Silver halide materials
Inventor: SIMONS MICHAEL JOHN
IPC: G03C7/30
Filed: 1996-06-14
Abstract: A photographic silver halide film showing reduced granularity having at least two emulsion layers of similar spectral response but differing sensitivity to light in which said two or more emulsion layers contain an incorporated reducing agent or reducing agent precursor, and in which the layer(s) of greater sensitivity to light contains a smaller quantity of reducing agent (or precursor) per unit area of coating than the layer(s) of lesser sensitivity to light. The film is preferably a colour film with two layer units sensitive to blue, green and red.
Patent GB-2315303-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle coast or drive condition determination
Inventor: MARIA ERIC
IPC: F16H61/00
Filed: 1996-07-12
Abstract: A method of determining whether a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission is in a condition of coasting or driving, comprising the steps of determining the value of torque E at the output shaft of the automatic transmission due the engine output torque; determining the value of torque A due to the air resistance through which the motor vehicle is travelling; determining the value of torque R due to the rolling friction between tyres on the motor vehicle and a surface on which the motor vehicle is travelling; determining the value of torque G due to the gradient on which the motor vehicle is travelling; summing the values of G, A, and R; and comparing the summation value to the value of E. Ensures the automatic transmission is placed in a correct operating condition dependent on the condition of the motor vehicle.
Patent GB-2306807-A (GB)
Title: Socket contact for an electrical connector
Inventor: SCHULTE SIEGFRIED
IPC: H01R13/115
Filed: 1996-10-24
Abstract: An electrical socket connector has socket contacts (11, 12), each contact having a general U-shape (2, 3) each end of the U-shape extending inwardly to form an insertion gap. The inwardly extending parts (4) are corrugated (16) so that the insertion gap is provided both in the longitudinal direction and in the transverse direction. The contacts may be mounted in the socket connector in different orientations to received plugs with differently shaped pins.
Patent GB-2319724-A (GB)
Title: Resilient connector for elongate articles
Inventor: MOAKES DAVID PHILIP
IPC: F16B7/04
Filed: 1996-11-28
Abstract: A releasable connector 1 for joining two sections 5,6 of a collapsible elongate member (eg a blind person's cane, tent pole or fishing rod), each having a terminal axial bore 24,27 with engagement holes 25,26,28,29, comprises two elements 2,3 each having a portion 7,16 with at least one resilient finger 9,10,18,19 carrying cooperating engagement projections 11,12,20,21 and being dimensioned to slide into the bore of a respective section whereby the holes and projections engage to retain the element in position. The two elements are adapted to inter-engage at 14,22, and an elastic cord 4 interconnects the elements to bias them together.
Patent GB-2309006-A (GB)
Title: Saw blade
Inventor: WRIGHTMAN RONALD A
IPC: B23D61/02
Filed: 1997-01-08
Abstract: A saw blade has radially spaced indicia on at least one of the faces to provide a direct indication of the protrusion of the blade from a table of a saw. The indicia are at predetermined distances from the cutting edge of the blade and may be in the form of visibly distinct concentric rings or a section of a rule 34 extending radially.